Audit Reporting Clinic in Austin – August 2017

Product Description

Audit Reporting Clinic – August 30 & 31, 2017

16 hoursClass size is limited to 26 participants

Course will be held at McCormick and Schmick’s at The Domain in Austin, Texas*

*Austin – a fun destination!

It’s always a great time to visit Austin. Our training location at The Domain which is situated in a beautiful park-like setting and features 100 upscale and mainstream retail stores and restaurants, almost half of which are exclusive within the market.

Note from Leita: Thank you to all who have attended my 2-day Essential Skills course. This course will cover some of the same ground but we will dig much deeper into findings, objectives and conclusions. We will cover plenty of new ground including executive summaries and background statements. We will also examine statements from audit reports to evaluate the level of evidentiary backup necessary.

A logically organized report is a gift to the reader. In this course, you will learn how to create meaningful, concise reports based on compelling evidence. We will walk through major steps of the audit planning process to learn how to filter out irrelevant information and focus on what matters. Participants will learn how to create limited audit objectives which result in reasonable and supportable audit conclusions.

This class is beneficial for both new and experienced internal and legislative auditors. New auditors learn how to use the elements of a finding to structure their message. Experienced auditors learn how to set clear expectations, quickly review audit reports, and coach staff to improve their writing. The class is centered on the five elements of a finding, as required by the GAO’s Yellow Book and suggested by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Topics include:

Structure audit content in support of audit recommendations

Create convincing, implementable, and auditable recommendations

Generate concise and logical findings in an hour or less

Choose the strongest content for your finding

Decide how much detail to share in the report

Create attention grabbing executive summaries easily

Consider the necessity and usefulness of other sections of the audit report

Sequence findings for maximum impact

Evaluate statements of fact for evidential support

Quantify findings

Recognize dangerous tone and language

Establish expectations and guidelines for creating a compelling finding

Decide when to pursue the root cause

Use a simple risk assessment model that considers inherent and control risk to filter out irrelevant findings

Break down a broad audit subject

Formulate a conclusion and recommendations

Focus the report conclusion on a finite, answerable objective

Program level: Intermediate

Instructional method: Group live instruction

Prequisites: More than one year of audit experience

Who should attend: Internal and legislative auditors who write or review audit reports

Participants are asked to submit a recent report to Leita two weeks before the seminar. These reports will be used as examples during the course. All shared reports will be collected at the end of the seminar and destroyed to maintain confidentiality.

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